“…We evaluated the following prognostic factors for the survival of neonates with NEC: sex, birth weight, NEC staging, platelet count, APGAR score, and type of treatment. Birth weight was classified into extremely low birth weight (<1,000 g), very low birth weight (<1,500 g), low birth weight (<2,500 g), and normal (≥2,500 g) according to World Health Organization classification, while the platelet count was defined as thrombocytosis (>350,000/mm 3 ), normal (≥150,000–350,000/mm 3 ), and thrombocytopenia (<150,000/mm 3 ) according to a previous study ( 6 ). The type of treatment is divided into conservative and surgical procedures, while the APGAR Score was classified as asphyxia (<8) and non-asphyxia (≥8).…”